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Monday, August 2, 2010

I think we can officially can this summer the Summer of Italian Ice. We're obsessed, but the frequent trips to the store to get our hands on some Richie's Italian Ice is getting pricey and junky. So we figured out how to make our own, and haven't stopped making it yet.

Watermelon: cut up half of a watermelon and put into blender with 2 tbsp of sugar. Blend until fruit is liquid and sugar is dissolved. Add one tray of ice cubes and blend.

Blueberry: Combine 3 cups of berries and 2 tbsp of sugar. Blend until fruit is liquid and sugar is dissolved. Add one tray of ice cubes and blend.

Peach: Combine the meat of 6-8 peaches and 2 tbsp of honey (the honey compliments the peaches nicely). Blend until fruit is liquid. Add one tray of ice cubes and blend.

Coffee: Make coffee to your liking. Be sure to sweeten while the coffee is still warm. The finished product would be delish with a bit of whipped cream.

For all Italian Ice flavors, pour mixture into shallow tray and put in freezer. Every half hour or so scrape the surface with a fork. Do this until the entire mixture is frozen and snowy.

I forgot about the coffee in the freezer, so it got no fork scrapings. You can see it is much more crystallized than the others.

We have raspberry and lemon on the list for this week. What flavors can you think of? We'd love some new flavor suggestions!

Genius, pure genius!! (I said that in my Wil E. Coyote voice) Thank you for posting this technique. We just got picked more blueberries today too. Your creations look absolutely delicious! What about pomegranate (though that can be pricey I imagine)? Hmm, also, lime, cranberry, orange, maybe grape? Perhaps a little lemon with the orange?

I never made granita, "italian ice" (never heard of that term!), thanks for the recipes! When we toured Sicily a few years ago, it was so, so hot, and we survived on "Italian ice", lemon was our favorite.

Awesome! All of the fruit ones sound so good and then at the end you just swept me away with the idea of a blended coffee. Be still my heart...I will be having this for breakfast tomorrow. Killer idea.

Oh this post makes me so very very happy :). This is first on my weekend list of things to make. I have missed checking in with you my sweet friend, but it looks like this summer has been a good one for you.

hey amy! i just saw your 'new post' in my reader... i had to stop in and tell you we set up our tomatoes in a still life today and painted with watercolors, i had just as much fun as the kids! looking forward to your post! xo

Hi! I’m Amy, the hands–and heart–behind AG Ambroult and Elemental.Using my tactile sense has always driven my creative decisions and life pursuits, but after a few years of working in front of a computer and tickling babies, my hands grew soft and smooth. That’s when I realized it was time to trash them again, and bending metal seemed like just the thing.